CN103707639A - Recording apparatus - Google Patents

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CN103707639A
CN103707639A CN201310445291.0A CN201310445291A CN103707639A CN 103707639 A CN103707639 A CN 103707639A CN 201310445291 A CN201310445291 A CN 201310445291A CN 103707639 A CN103707639 A CN 103707639A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
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    • B41J13/0018—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in short lengths, e.g. sheets control of the transport of the copy material in the sheet input section of automatic paper handling systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/0045—Guides for printing material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J13/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in short lengths, e.g. sheets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J13/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in short lengths, e.g. sheets
    • B41J13/10—Sheet holders, retainers, movable guides, or stationary guides
    • B41J13/103—Sheet holders, retainers, movable guides, or stationary guides for the sheet feeding section
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/60—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for printing on both faces of the printing material

Abstract

There is provided a recording apparatus including a first accommodating section, a transporting mechanism, a first path which includes a curved path portion, a second path which is extended linearly, a third path which includes a curved path portion, and a fourth path which is extended linearly, and a recording section. The transporting mechanism includes a guide surface extended linearly, which is configured to define the second path, and to guide one side end of the recording medium, and a pair of inclined feeding rollers which is configured to transport the recording medium with respect to the guide surface to bring the one side end of the recording medium to the guide surface. The recording section is arranged along the fourth path. The first accommodating section, the second path, and the fourth path are overlapped in a vertical direction.

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Recording equipment
The cross reference of related application
The application requires the priority of the Japanese patent application No.2012-218363 that submits on September 28th, 2012, and its disclosure at this by reference and integral body is incorporated to.
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of recording equipment being constructed in order to document image on recording medium.
Background technology
In Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.2008-32913, a kind of imaging device has been described, this imaging device has side registration mechanism (detent mechanism), and this side registration mechanism (detent mechanism) is disposed in the upstream side place of record position on throughput direction in comprising the horizontal route of record position.In this imaging device, because side registration mechanism arranges along horizontal route, so the location of the end of executive logging medium on width effectively.
Along being connected to horizontal route and arranging in the layout of side registration mechanism as the crooked route between the paper feed bucket of paper accommodation section, through the recording medium of crooked route, be subject to pointing to the active force in the outside of crooked route.When recovering original-shape, crooked recording medium produces this active force.This active force that points to the outside of crooked route when recording medium is attempted to recover original-shape is the rigidity due to recording medium, or in other words, the reaction force producing due to the pliability of recording medium.Therefore, even when recording medium is subject to by side registration mechanism the active force of a tractive in the width of recording medium, in some cases, owing to resisting this reaction force of the active force applying, recording medium is also by a tractive in width, and location that can not the end of executive logging medium on width.Therefore, expectation arranges side registration mechanism along straight line path.
Here, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open communique No.2008-32913 discloses a kind of imaging device, be wherein formed with the horizontal route extending towards record position after crooked route, and side registration mechanism is along horizontal route setting.Therefore, be necessary to be formed for arranging the horizontal route of side registration mechanism between crooked route and record position, and comprise that linear range or the air line distance of the horizontal route of record position become large.Therefore, it is large that the floor space of imaging device or installation region become, and occur that installation region becomes large problem.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, the object of this instruction is to provide a kind of recording equipment, wherein can suppress installation region and become large.
According to the first aspect of this instruction, a kind of recording equipment being constructed in order to executive logging on recording medium is provided, comprising:
The first accommodation section, this first accommodation section is constructed in order to housing recording;
Conveying mechanism, this conveying mechanism is constructed to comprise the first path of crooked route part, the order in the 4th path that the second path of linearity extension, the Third Road footpath that comprises crooked route part and linearity are extended is carried the recording medium being contained in described the first accommodation section; With
Recording unit, this recording unit is constructed in order to document image on recording medium,
Wherein this conveying mechanism comprises guiding surface and pair of angled feed rolls, this guiding surface is linear to be extended, and this guiding surface is constructed to limit a side of the second path and leader record medium, described pair of angled feed rolls is constructed in order to respect to guiding surface conveying recording medium, so that the more close described guiding surface of a described side of recording medium, and
Described recording unit is along the 4th paths arrangement, and
Described the first accommodation section, the second path and the 4th path are overlapping in vertical direction direction.
According to the first aspect of this instruction, even when inclination feed rolls being set and when limiting the guiding surface in the second path, or in other words, even when be provided for along the direction location of the throughput direction perpendicular to recording medium parts time, because the first accommodation section, the second path and the 4th path in the vertical direction are overlapping, it is large that installation region that also can suppression equipment becomes.
In this instruction, the 4th path, the first accommodation section and the second path can be arranged in order from upside.Therefore, the first accommodation section is disposed between the second path and the 4th path, and the radius of curvature that can make to connect the Third Road footpath in the second path and the 4th path becomes large.Therefore, can in the height of suppression equipment, suppress the obstruction of recording medium in transport path.
And in this instruction, described recording equipment can also comprise discharge portion, this discharge portion is constructed to make recording medium to be discharged to discharge portion, wherein by recording unit executive logging on recording medium.And transport path can comprise: the 5th path qualifying part that limits the 5th path that has connected the 4th path and discharge portion;
Restriction has connected the 6th path qualifying part in the 6th path in the 5th path and the second path, and
A pair of feed rolls again, this again feed rolls be constructed after the rear end that is transported to the recording medium in the 5th path in order to the direct of travel and making at reversion recording medium becomes the front end on direct of travel, via the 6th path, recording medium is transported to the second path.In this case, can by make recording medium by the path such as the 6th path, the second path and Third Road footpath after and the recording medium by the 4th path is transported to the 4th path, and can be on two surfaces of recording medium document image.In addition, even by before recording image is on the rear surface of recording medium, also can carry out location on the orthogonal direction of recording medium.
And, in this instruction, comprise that the detachable unit being constructed in order to the second accommodation section of housing recording can be separated from recording equipment, and can be disposed in the downside place of the first accommodation section, overlapping with in the vertical direction and the first accommodation section, and
This conveying mechanism can comprise reception opening and access path qualifying part, described reception opening is formed reception by the recording medium of carrying from the second accommodation section, and described access path qualifying part limits the access path that connects reception opening and the second path.Therefore, can even will by the recording medium of carrying from the second accommodation section, after location, be transported to recording unit.
In addition, in this instruction, access path qualifying part can limit access path, makes this access path have the part being oriented to the second path conllinear.In this case, by the recording medium of carrying from the second accommodation section after the access path through with the second path conllinear and be introduced in the second path.Therefore the dust that, is attached to the second path is difficult for being attached on recording medium.
In this instruction, the length that the length of the part of locating collinearly with the second path can be extended than guiding surface is short.
In addition, in this instruction, access path qualifying part can limit access path, this access path is had extend along with access path more near the second path and the part of further pointing to downwards.Therefore the dust that, is attached to the second path is difficult for being attached on recording medium.
In addition, in this instruction, conveying mechanism can have separating mechanism, and this separating mechanism is constructed in order to being carried by a plurality of recording medium after separatings from first multiple conveyings of accommodation section.In this case, multiple feedings that prevent recording medium are possible.
In this instruction, conveying mechanism can have a pair of conveying roller, described a pair of conveying roller be arranged in order to when recording medium being clipped between separating mechanism and described pair of angled feed rolls along conveying recording medium on throughput direction, recording medium is transferred along described throughput direction.Correspondingly, because can reduce the effect of relatively strong conveying load by separating mechanism, so can prevent the defective conveying by described pair of angled feed rolls.
In addition,, in this instruction, the transporting velocity of the recording medium by described a pair of conveying roller can be faster than the transporting velocity of the recording medium by described pair of angled feed rolls.
In addition, in this instruction, separating mechanism can comprise: feed rolls, and described feed rolls is constructed to forming when contact and rotating with recording medium, with along throughput direction conveying recording medium; Resistance applying portion, described resistance applying portion is disposed in the position towards feed rolls, and to recording medium, applies resistance along the direction contrary with throughput direction; And travel mechanism, described travel mechanism be constructed in order to recording medium therein nipped be jammed state and wherein recording medium be jammed in mobile feed rolls and resistance applying portion between d/d release conditions, and this recording equipment can also comprise controller, described controller is constructed in order to when the front end of recording medium on throughput direction arrived described pair of angled feed rolls, controls travel mechanism and discharges feed rolls and resistance applying portion clamping recording medium.Therefore, can prevent more reliably the defective conveying by described pair of angled feed rolls.
In this instruction, this recording equipment can also comprise shell, and this shell is constructed to hold the first accommodation section, conveying mechanism and recording unit.And, the first accommodation section can be constructed to be separated from shell, and conveying mechanism can comprise limit the first path the first path qualifying part, limit the second path qualifying part in the second path, and limit the Third Road footpath qualifying part in Third Road footpath, and
At least one part of each in the first path qualifying part, the second path qualifying part and Third Road footpath qualifying part can be wholely set on the first accommodation section.In this case, when the first accommodation section is removed from shell, the first path, the second path and Third Road footpath are exposed.Therefore, can easily remove the recording medium being blocked in the first path, the second path and Third Road footpath.
And in this instruction, the 4th path, the second path and the first accommodation section can be arranged in order from upside.
In addition, in this instruction, this recording equipment can also comprise the discharge portion that is constructed to discharge recording medium, wherein recording unit executive logging on recording medium.And, conveying mechanism can comprise limit the 5th path connected the 4th path and discharge portion the 5th path qualifying part, limit the 6th path qualifying part and a pair of feed rolls again in the 6th path that has been connected the 5th path and the second path, the rear end that described a pair of feed rolls is again constructed the recording medium that makes to be transported to the 5th path in order to the direct of travel at reversion recording medium is transported to the second path via the 6th path by recording medium after becoming the front end in this side of direct of travel.Therefore, can make recording medium through the recording medium through the 4th path being transported to the 4th path after such as the path in the 6th path, the second path and Third Road footpath, and can be on two surfaces of recording medium document image.In addition, even by before recording image is on the rear surface of recording medium, also can carry out location in the direction perpendicular to recording medium.
And, in this instruction, conveying mechanism can comprise the first path qualifying part that limits the first path, and the first path qualifying part can be defined as the first path to make the first path have the part being oriented to the second path conllinear, compare with the tie point at the 6th Path Connection place with the second path, this part is the upstream side place along throughput direction at recording medium.Therefore the dust that, is attached to the second path is difficult for being attached to by the recording medium from the first delivery pathways.
And, in this instruction, conveying mechanism can comprise the first path qualifying part that limits the first path, and the first path qualifying part can be defined as the first path and the first path had extend to obtain the part that becomes more and further to point near the tie point at the second path and the 6th Path Connection place along with the first path downwards.In this case, the dust that is attached to the second path is difficult for being attached to by the recording medium from the first delivery pathways.
According to the second aspect of this instruction, a kind of recording equipment being constructed in order to executive logging on recording medium is provided, comprising:
The first accommodation section, this first accommodation section is constructed to hold medium;
Conveying mechanism, this conveying mechanism is constructed in order to carry by the order that comprises the 4th path that the first path of crooked route part, linear the second path of extending, the Third Road footpath that comprises crooked route part and linearity are extended the recording medium being contained in the first accommodation section; With
Recording unit, this recording unit is constructed in order to document image on recording medium,
Wherein at least one path in the first path and Third Road footpath comprises along the linear linear segment extending of vertical direction, and
This conveying mechanism comprises guiding surface and pair of angled feed rolls, described guiding surface is linear to be extended, and described guiding surface is constructed to limit a side of linear segment and leader record medium, described pair of angled feed rolls is constructed in order to respect to guiding surface conveying recording medium, so that the described more close guiding surface of side of recording medium, and
This recording unit is along the 4th paths arrangement, and
Described the first accommodation section, the second path and the 4th path are overlapping in vertical direction direction.
According to a second aspect of the invention, even if be provided with described pair of angled feed rolls and for limiting the situation of the guiding surface of linear segment, because linear segment extends along vertical direction, so installation region that can suppression equipment becomes large.
According to recording equipment of the present invention, it is large that installation region that can suppression equipment becomes.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic side elevation illustrating according to the internal structure of the ink-jet printer of the first embodiment of recording equipment;
Fig. 2 is the plan view of the main member of the detent mechanism shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the condition diagram when paper feed pallet is removed from shell;
Fig. 4 is the zoomed-in view of remodeling that the guide member of the access path that limits recording equipment is shown;
Fig. 5 A and Fig. 5 B illustrate according to the remodeling of the separating mechanism of recording medium of the present invention, and wherein Fig. 5 A is the condition diagram when feed rolls is in being jammed state, and Fig. 5 B is the condition diagram when feed rolls is in release conditions;
Fig. 6 is the schematic side elevation illustrating according to the internal structure of the ink-jet printer of the second embodiment of recording equipment;
Fig. 7 is the zoomed-in view illustrating according to the remodeling of the guide member of the restriction access path of the second embodiment of recording equipment;
Fig. 8 is the schematic side elevation illustrating according to the internal structure of the ink-jet printer of the 3rd embodiment of recording equipment; And
Fig. 9 is the schematic side elevation illustrating according to the internal structure of the ink-jet printer of the 4th embodiment of recording equipment.
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To the exemplary embodiment of this instruction be described with reference to the drawings hereinafter.
To be described below as according to the general layout of the ink-jet printer 1 of the first embodiment of the recording equipment of this instruction.
Ink-jet printer (being known as hereinafter " printer ") 1 comprises the shell 1a with rectangular shape.Other paper feed unit 101 is installed in the lower end of printer 1.This other paper feed unit 101 can be separated from printer 1 along vertical direction.Paper discharge portion 4 is set to the top of the top board of shell 1a.Described paper discharge portion 4 is according to the example of the discharge portion of this instruction.The paper that be formed with the paper transportation path pointed to from paper feed portion 23 towards paper discharge portion 4 in the inner space of shell 1a, points to from the downstream of paper transportation path towards the upstream side of paper transportation path is feeding path and be connected to the access path of the upstream portion of paper transportation path again.As shown in FIG. 1, paper P is marked in paper transportation path and is transferred along black arrow, and along white arrow, is marked at paper and again in feeding path, is transferred.
The printhead 2, conveying mechanism 3, paper feed portion 23 and the main body control unit 100 that are constructed to spray black ink are disposed in shell 1a.Printhead 2 is according to the example of the recording unit of this instruction.And print cartridge not shown in figures is installed in shell 1a.Black ink is stored in described print cartridge.Print cartridge is connected to printhead 2 via pipe not shown in figures with same pump not shown in figures, and described China ink is supplied to printhead 2.
Described printhead 2 is line heads, and it has basic rectangular shape, and its long limit is on main scanning direction.The lower surface of printhead 2 is a plurality of injection tips or nozzle unlimited jeting surface 2a therein.When recording, the nozzle ejection black ink from jeting surface 2a.Printhead 2 is supported via printhead retainer 2b by shell 1a.Printhead retainer 2b keeps printhead 2, thereby makes to form the predetermined gap that is suitable for record between jeting surface 2a and the pressing plate 5 that will be described below.
Conveying mechanism 3 comprises 11 guide members 11 to 21, seven pairs of conveying rollers 41 to 47, pressing plate 5, detent mechanism 50, separating mechanism 30 and paper feed rollers 22.Paper feed roller 22 is arranged such position, and in this position, paper feed roller 22 forms and contacts with the paper P that is in place, top in paper feed pallet 24, will be described below described paper feed pallet 24.When paper feed roller 22 is driven by main body control unit 100, the paper P in paper feed roller 22 feeding paper feed pallets 24.Pressing plate 5 is disposed in the position in the face of jeting surface 2a.The pressing plate 5 with smooth upper surface supports paper P from downside, and forms posting field between jeting surface 2a and pressing plate 5.Described posting field is a part for paper transportation path, and corresponding to the part in the 4th path.
Described paper transportation path is formed by the first path, the second path, Third Road footpath, the 4th path and the 5th path.The first path is by two guide members 11 and 12 paths that limit, and has the path part of or bending crooked towards the second path from paper feed portion 23.The first path is to be constructed the paper P that carries from paper feed portion 23 in order to guiding to point to direction left Fig. 1, to be constructed to guide paper P to point to the downward direction in Fig. 1 and to be after this constructed to guide paper to point to the path to right in Fig. 1.In other words, the first path is to be constructed in order to guide the paper P carrying from paper feed portion 23 to realize the path of u turn.The second path is the path being limited by guide member 13, and extends along sub scanning direction is linear.The downside place of the second path in paper feed portion 23.In Fig. 1, the throughput direction of paper P in the second path is to the right.Third Road footpath is by two guide members 14 and 15 paths that limit, and has from the second path towards the path part of the 4th path bending.Third Road footpath is to be constructed in order to the conveyance of sheets P to right guiding from the second delivery pathways in Fig. 1, to be constructed in order to the upward direction guiding towards Fig. 1 and to be after this constructed the path in order to the guiding of direction left in Fig. 1.In other words, Third Road footpath is to be constructed in order to guide from the paper P of the second delivery pathways to realize the path of u turn.The 4th path is by two guide members 16 and 17, printhead 2, and the path of pressing plate 5 restrictions, and extends along sub scanning direction is linear.The 4th path is in being clipped in paper feed portion 23 position between the second path and the 4th path.In Fig. 1, the throughput direction of paper P in the 4th path is direction left, and contrary with the throughput direction of paper P in the second path.The 5th path is by two guide members 18 and 19 paths that limit, and has the path part from the 4th path towards 4 bendings of paper discharge portion.
Paper again feeding path is formed by the 6th path.The 6th path is by the path of the 5th path and the second Path Connection, and be constructed in order to guiding after the downward direction guiding in Fig. 1 from the paper P of the 5th delivery pathways with sensing Fig. 1 to right.The 6th path is the path of advancing around posting field (being between pressing plate 5 and printhead 2), and is limited by a part and the guide member 12 of guide member 20, guide member 11.Guide member 20 is connected to the position of about (some) midpoint that are in guide member 11.In this way, the part in the part in the 6th path and the first path is co-route.
Described a pair of conveying roller 41 is disposed in about midpoint in the first path, and is between guide member 11 and guide member 12.Described a pair of conveying roller 42 is disposed in the position that the second path is connected with Third Road footpath, and is between guide member 13 and guide member 14.Described a pair of conveying roller 43 is disposed in about midpoint in Third Road footpath, and between guide member 14 and guide member 15.Described a pair of conveying roller 44 is disposed in the position that Third Road footpath is connected with the 4th path, and is in the position between guide member 15 and guide member 16.Described a pair of conveying roller 45 is disposed in the position that the 4th path is connected with the 5th path, and is between guide member 17 and guide member 18.Described a pair of conveying roller 46 is disposed in about midpoint in the 5th path, and is between guide member 18 and guide member 19.Described a pair of conveying roller 47 is disposed between guide member 19 and paper discharge portion 4.These seven pairs of conveying rollers, 41 to 47 controls by main body control unit 100 drive.Correspondingly, paper P to be to be transferred from the order in five paths, the first path to the, and is discharged to paper discharge portion 4.
At described a pair of conveying roller 46 places, utilize the control of main body control unit 100 to switch the throughput direction of paper P.Described a pair of conveying roller 46 is according to the example of a pair of feed rolls again of this instruction.In other words, the situation from posting field to paper discharge portion 4 conveyance of sheets P, described a pair of conveying roller 46 rotations, thus paper P is upwards carried.On the other hand, from paper transportation path to paper again in the situation of feeding path conveyance of sheets P, the direction of rotation of described a pair of conveying roller 46 is switched, and makes the rear end of paper P be used as front end and carries downwards.Here, when between position that the rear end of paper P is connected at guide member 18 and guide member 20 and described a pair of conveying roller 46, carry out the switching of the direction of rotation of described a pair of conveying roller 46, and when being detected by paper sensor 27, the rear end of paper P is used as front end and carries downwards.From paper transportation path, be transported to paper again the paper P in feeding path be again fed into the second path.Now, compare with the paper P that just passes through before posting field, treat in the situation that turning upside down, to be transported to again posting field by the paper P of feeding again.In this way, can be on two surfaces of paper P document images all.
Separating mechanism 30 comprises feed rolls 31 and friction means 32.Feed rolls 31 with by the upper surface of the paper P of paper feed roller 22 feedings, form and contact.Friction means 32 is disposed in the position in the face of feed rolls 31 on the downside of feed rolls 31, and with by the lower surface of the paper P of paper feed roller 22 feedings, form and contact.By the control of main body control unit 100, feed rolls 31 is along a direction rotation.In the first embodiment, feed rolls 31 rotates along the clockwise direction in Fig. 1.And, along the bias voltage of downward direction, or in other words, towards the bias voltage of friction means 32, by bias voltage applying mechanism not shown in figures, be applied to feed rolls 31.Therefore, feed rolls 31 can be by feeding and form with feed rolls 31 the paper P contacting and be transported to the first path between feed rolls 31 and friction means 32.Preferably, friction means 32 by have great friction coefficient parts, such as cork and rubber, form.
At this cloth, deposit, even when multiple paper P are by paper feed roller 22 during with multiple state feedings, by the paper feed roller 22 by 100 controls of main body control unit and the rotation of feed rolls 31, the paper P having contacted with 22 formation of paper feed roller is also mainly fed roller 31 and is transported to the first path.Now, the frictional resistance in the contrary direction of the throughput direction with being fed the paper P place that roller 31 carries that is in below paper P and is subject to being applied by friction means 32 by another paper P of multiple feedings.In this case, frictional resistance is also called transporting resistance.Therefore, only a piece of paper in the paper P of these multiple multiple feedings is opened P and is transported to the first path.
As shown in Figures 1 and 2, detent mechanism 50 comprises pair of angled feed rolls 52 and the vertical portion 51 forming on the upward guide piece 13b of guide member 13.Guide member 13 comprises upward guide piece 13a and upward guide piece 13b, and upward guide piece 13a and upward guide piece 13b are arranged in the vertical direction and mutually isolate.The second path is limited between upward guide piece 13a and upward guide piece 13b.Upward guide piece 13a and upward guide piece 13b extend along horizontal direction is linear.And the second path is also limited by the guiding surface 51a of vertical portion 51.Detent mechanism 50 by describing afterwards described one end and guiding surface 51a(when carrying the one end on width of paper P be transported to the second path) adjacency carries out paper P in the location of width.In the first embodiment, width means main scanning direction, and described main scanning direction is perpendicular to the direction (with reference to figure 2) of the throughput direction E of paper P.Here, paper P is the end in more close that side of guiding surface 51a in the two ends at width at paper P in described one end of width.
The left end that vertical portion 51 is formed from Fig. 2 erects (erect) along vertical direction, and the left end in described Fig. 2 is upward guide piece 13b one end on main scanning direction.Vertical portion 51 is extended along sub scanning direction.In other words, vertical portion 51 is extended along horizontal direction is linear.Guiding surface 51a is formed in vertical portion 51, and described guiding surface 51a is vertical surface, and in its plane, direction is parallel to sub scanning direction.That is, guiding surface 51a is parallel to sub scanning direction.Guiding surface 51a is another side surface on distolateral that is in two side surfaces on the main scanning direction of vertical portion 51 of vertical portion 51.Guiding surface 51a is almost identical along the length of sub scanning direction with paper P along the length of sub scanning direction.In addition, hole 13b1 is formed in upward guide piece 13b, as shown in FIG. 2.Described hole 13b1 has basic rectangular shape in plan view, and the planar dimension of this hole 13b1 is greater than the driven roller 55 will be described below on main scanning direction, and this planar dimension is slightly less than described driven roller 55 on sub scanning direction.And, also in upward guide piece 13a, be formed with hole not shown in figures, and the following side of the positive discaling roll 56 will be described below can be exposed to the second path by this hole not shown in figures.
Described pair of angled feed rolls 52 comprises driven roller 55 and faces the positive discaling roll 56 of described driven roller 55.Positive discaling roll 56 is along with the conveying of the paper P being carried by driven roller 55 or the driven voller rotating by the rotation of driven roller 55.As shown in FIG. 2, driven roller 55 is disposed in the position of faces aperture 13b1.Driven roller 55 is arranged such that its upper end is upwards outstanding a little from the feed surface 13b2 of upward guide piece 13b, and forms and contact with the lower surface that is transported to the paper P on feed surface 13b2.The shaft portion 55a of driven roller 55 is supported in rotatable mode by shell 1a.Driven roller 55 is arranged such that the axis M of shaft portion 55a is parallel with main scanning direction.Detent mechanism 50 has CD-ROM drive motor not shown in figures.Described CD-ROM drive motor utilizes the control of main body control unit 100 and driven, and rotarilys actuate roller 55 via shaft portion 55a.
Positive discaling roll 56 has four commutating tooth (spur) 56a and the roller main body 56b of annular, and this roller main body 56b has cylinder form, and described commutating tooth 56a is fixed to the outer circumferential side surface of this roller main body 56b.The shaft portion 56c that becomes the rotating shaft (pivotal axis) of positive discaling roll 56 is formed on two end surfaces of roller main body 56b.Positive discaling roll 56 is supported in rotatable mode by upward guide piece 13a.Positive discaling roll 56 be arranged such that by the axis L of shaft portion 56c and the crosspoint of guiding surface 51a guiding surface 51a along the L shaped angle θ becoming of that part at the place, downstream of throughput direction and described axis in the scope of 85 ° to 90 °, and be more preferably 88 °.Therefore, optimized angle θ is acute angle.
At this cloth, deposit, when paper P arrives described pair of angled feed rolls 52 by the front end that utilizes described a pair of conveying roller 41 to be transported to detent mechanism 50 and paper P through the second path, paper P is clamped by pair of angled feed rolls 53 and by its conveying.Now, driven roller 55 is attempted along throughput direction E conveyance of sheets P.Because the axis L of positive discaling roll 56 tilts, thus paper P along the direction tilting with respect to throughput direction E, be transferred, as the long and pair dash lines by replacing illustrate.In other words, paper P is transferred along the direction of the direction shown in the arrow in Fig. 2 and close control surface 51a.Therefore, the whole left hand edge of paper P is carried along throughput direction E, forms and contacts simultaneously with guiding surface 51a.Now, paper P is carried along throughput direction E, and the left hand edge of paper P forms and contacts with guiding surface 51a simultaneously.Therefore, can carry out the location of paper on main scanning direction.
Conveying mechanism 3 has the hole 1b in the lower surface that is formed on shell 1a.Described hole 1b is according to the example of the reception opening 1b of this instruction.Described hole 1b is for receiving by the opening of the paper P carrying from described other paper feed unit 101.Access path is by the path of hole 1b and the second Path Connection, and is limited by a part for guide member 21 and guide member 12.Guide member 21 is connected to the position of the about midpoint that is in guide member 12.In this way, the part in a part for access path and the first path is co-route.More specifically, the described part of access path and the part in the 6th path are co-routes.
Guide member 21 comprises: from the upwardly extending vertical portion 21a of hole 1b; The linear segment 21b extending along sub scanning direction; With the sweep 21c that vertical portion 21a is connected with linear segment 21b.Linear segment 21b is formed and makes access path have the part with the mode linear orientation identical with the second path.According to the printer 1 of the present embodiment can be on two surfaces of paper P document images all.The paper P that has been formed with image in one surface is being transported to the second path after feeding path again through paper.Now, when there is obstruction in paper again feeding path, the guiding piece in that side of the described side that the black image in the face of paper P being attached in the described a pair of guiding piece that forms guide member 12 is recorded thereon sometimes.And, when there is obstruction in the upstream portion office of the described pair of angled feed rolls 52 in the second path, because the described surface that the image of paper P is recorded thereon is just in the face of upward guide piece 13a, so China ink is attached to upward guide piece 13a sometimes.In this way, access path comprises the linear path with the second path conllinear.Therefore, even form a paper guiding piece in the described a pair of guiding piece of the guide member 12 in feeding path again when dust is attached to, or while being attached to the upstream portion of described pair of angled feed rolls 52 of upward guide piece 13a, be attached to paper again the China ink of feeding path or the second path (in other words, upward guide piece 13a) be also difficult for being attached to paper P.Particularly, the paper process sweep 21c having been carried from described other paper feed unit 101.When through sweep 21c, paper P naturally restores or restPoses.In other words, paper P is recovered to the flat condition when stacking in paper feed pallet 102, and the reaction force in the outside of sensing sweep 21a is formed.In other words, the paper P being transferred by sweep 21c is transferred in the front end of paper P and the guided outside part adjacency of sweep 21c.Then, by the paper P carrying from sweep 21c, through after linear path, be introduced in the second path.Here, the front end by paper P is through linear path, and reaction force is suppressed, and paper P due to the weight of the front end of paper P by towards downside tractive.Therefore, when paper P is during through the second path, and compare near upward guide piece 13a, the front end of paper P is more near upward guide piece 13b, and paper P is difficult for contacting with upward guide piece 13a formation.Therefore, the dust in the second path is not easy to be attached to paper P.Presumably, if and then paper P is introduced into the feeding path again of the paper after crooked route 21c, due to the reaction force of paper P, paper P is sent the front end that makes paper P and forms a paper guiding piece adjacency in the described a pair of guiding piece of the guide member 12 in feeding path again, or makes paper P and the part adjacency of upward guide piece 13a that is in the upstream end of described pair of angled feed rolls 52.In other words, in linear segment 21b non-existent situation, dust is easy to be attached to paper P.And on sub scanning direction, the straight line portion being limited by linear segment 21b is shorter than the length of guiding surface 51a.More specifically, preferably, straight line portion has the approximately length of several centimetres, and has certain length, makes to pass through the front end of paper P and the outside portion of guide member 21 of sweep 21c that is:, or in other words, upper lateral part isolation.Guiding surface 51a carries out the function of locating paper sheets P.Therefore, the length of guiding surface 51a on sub scanning direction is longer, and positioning performance is just higher.Therefore, preferably, the length of guiding surface 51a on sub scanning direction is not less than 1/3rd of the length of paper P on sub scanning direction.In other words because the straight line portion preferably being limited by linear segment 21b than guiding surface 51a the length on sub scanning direction shorter, so can suppress the installation region of printer 1, become large.
As shown in FIG. 3, paper feed portion 23 has paper feed pallet 24, and this paper feed pallet 24 can be separated from shell 1a along sub scanning direction.Paper feed pallet 24 is the boxes with the recess 24a being open upwards, and can in recess 24a, hold multiple paper P.The left part that guide member 11 and a part of 12 and a conveying roller in described a pair of conveying roller 41 are arranged at paper feed pallet 24, as shown in FIG. 3.Particularly, being in more near the guiding piece in that side of paper feed pallet 24 and being in the left part that is more arranged at paper feed pallet 24 near the roller in that side of paper feed pallet 24 in two roller that form described a pair of conveying roller 41 in the described a pair of guiding piece that forms guide member 11 and 12.In forming two rollers of described a pair of conveying roller 42, be in the bottom that is more arranged at paper feed pallet 24 near the roller in that side of paper feed pallet 24, positive discaling roll 56 and upward guide piece 13a.The a pair of guiding piece that forms a part for guide member 14 is arranged at the right part of paper feed pallet 24.And friction means 32 is arranged at the left part of the upper surface of paper feed pallet 24.Paper feed pallet 24 can be separated from shell 1a along main scanning direction.In this case, in the described a pair of guiding piece of described part that forms guide member 14, be in the right part that more can be arranged at paper feed pallet 24 near the guiding piece in that side of paper feed pallet 24.
In this way, a part for the guide member 14 in restriction the first path and the upward guide piece 13a in the second path and a part for guide member 11 and 12, restriction Third Road footpath is arranged on paper feed pallet 24 integratedly.Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, when paper feed pallet 24 removes from shell 1a, the first path, the second path and Third Road footpath are exposed to outside.Therefore, even when there is obstruction in the first path, the second path and Third Road footpath, also can easily remove paper P.
As shown in FIG. 1, described other paper feed unit 101 has shell 101a.Paper feed pallet 102, guide portion 103 and other control module 104 are disposed in this shell 101a.Paper feed pallet 102 can be separated from shell 101a.Multiple paper P can be accommodated in paper feed pallet 102.Order based on from main body control unit 100, the operation of each in a pair of conveying roller 107 of described other control module 104 control paper feed rollers 105, separating mechanism 106 and guide portion 103.But the contact point that is connected to main body control unit 100 not shown in figures is arranged at the lower surface of shell 1a, but and the contact point that is connected to described other control module 104 not shown in figures be arranged at the upper surface of shell 101a.When described other paper feed unit 101 will be installed in printer 1, above-mentioned contact point is electrically connected, and main body control unit 100 and described other control module 104 are connected.
Tap 101b is formed in the upper surface of shell 101a.This tap 101b is disposed in the position of faces aperture 1b, and is for paper P being discharged to the opening of hole 1b.And the hole 101c with the shape that is similar to hole 1b is formed in the lower surface of shell 101a.
Guide portion 103 comprises two guide member 103a and 103b, paper feed roller 105, separating mechanism 106 and described a pair of conveying roller 107.105 feedings of paper feed roller are the paper P in place, top in paper feed pallet 102.Separating mechanism 106 has the layout that is similar to separating mechanism 30, and comprises feed rolls 106a and friction means 106b.Therefore, the only a piece of paper in multiple the paper P by 105 multiple feedings of paper feed roller can be opened to P and be transported to guide member 103b.
Described a pair of conveying roller 107 is arranged near tap 101b, thereby paper P can be transferred towards tap 101b.Guide member 103a extends to described a pair of conveying roller 107 from hole 101c always, and forms transport path between hole 101c and described a pair of conveying roller 107.Guide member 103b extends to the position of the about midpoint that is in guide member 103a always from paper feed pallet 102, and at paper feed pallet 102 be between the described position of about midpoint of guide member 103a and form transport path.According to this layout, guide portion 103 transports from the paper P of paper feed pallet 102 with from the paper P of another other paper feed unit towards printer 1.In other words, guide portion 103 from downside towards upside conveyance of sheets P.
Then, will be described below main body control unit 100 and described other control module 104.The operation of whole printer 1 is controlled in main body control unit 100 by controlling the operation of each part of printer 1.Main body control unit 100 is based on controlling record operation from being connected to the record order of external equipment such as the PC supply of printer 1.Particularly, the operation such as the operation of conveyance of sheets P and the ink ejection operation of synchronizeing with the conveying of paper P is controlled in main body control unit 100.Described other control module 104 is based on control the operation of conveyance of sheets P from the order of main body control unit 100.
From external equipment for example, receiving the situation for the record order of executive logging a surface at paper P, the record order of main body control unit 100 based on receiving drives paper feed roller 22, feed rolls 31, conveying roller to 41 to 47 and described pair of angled feed rolls 52.From the paper P of paper feed pallet 24 feedings, from the first path, be transported to the second path, and detent mechanism 50 is carried out the location of paper P on main scanning direction.Now, main body control unit 100 drives described a pair of conveying roller 41, make the transporting velocity V1 of the paper P that carried by described a pair of conveying roller 41 faster slightly than the transporting velocity V2 of the paper P being carried by described pair of angled feed rolls 52, or in other words, the relation between V1 and V2 meets V1>V2.Therefore, by described pair of angled feed rolls 52, obliquely during conveyance of sheets P, without any backward pull due to described a pair of conveying roller 41, be applied to paper P.Therefore, can prevent the defective conveying by described pair of angled feed rolls 52, and the conveyance of sheets P that can effectively tilt.As a result, the paper P along main scanning direction location can be transported to posting field.Or in other words then, paper P,, is carried between pressing plate 5 and printhead 2 by the posting field from the second delivery pathways to the four paths via Third Road footpath.When paper P under printhead 2 through out-of-date, printhead 2 is subject to main body control unit 100 and controls, and sprays ink droplets from printhead 2.Therefore, recording desired image on the surface of paper P.Spraying black operation, such as spraying black timing, is the detection signal based on from paper sensor 26.Paper sensor 26 is disposed in printhead 2 along the upstream side place of throughput direction, and detects the front end of paper P.Then the paper P that, records image is thereon discharged to paper discharge portion 4 from the 5th path.
And, in main body control unit 100, from external equipment for example, received the situation of the record order for all record two surfaces at paper P, main body control unit 100 based on record order driving paper feed roller 22, feed rolls 31, conveying roller to 41 to 47 and described pair of angled feed rolls 52.First, with similar when one side records, on the front surface of paper P, form image, and then paper P is carried towards paper discharge portion 4.As shown in FIG. 1, paper sensor 27 is disposed near the upstream side of described a pair of conveying roller 46 of guide member 18 of the about midpoint in carrying.When paper sensor 27 detects the rear end of paper P, described a pair of conveying roller 46 rotates along inverse direction under the control of main body control unit 100, and the throughput direction of paper P is inverted.Now, in the not driven situation of described a pair of conveying roller 41, main body control portion 100 drives described a pair of conveying roller 41.Therefore, the path of paper P is switched, and by along paper feeding delivery pathways again.The paper again white arrow mark of feeding path in accompanying drawing illustrates.With similar when one side records, be transported to paper again the paper P in feeding path in the second path, experience the location along main scanning direction.Even in this case when location, also because be applied to paper P without any backward pull due to described a pair of conveying roller 41, so the conveyance of sheets P that can effectively tilt.And the recording surface that has again been fed into the paper P in the second path from paper again feeding path is upside down.In other words, the recording surface of the paper P when paper P is transported to the second path from paper feed pallet 24 is oriented to and faces down.Still in other words, by the surface of document image, be prone thereon.Yet, when paper P the recording surface of the paper P when feeding path is fed into the second path again again from paper be oriented to towards.In other words, the surface that has recorded image is thereon towards upper.And when paper P is during through the second path and Third Road footpath, in the state turning upside down at paper P, paper P is fed into posting field again.Therefore, image is recorded on the back of the body surface of paper P.By before recording image is on the back of the body surface of paper P, when the front end of paper P is detected by paper sensor 26, described a pair of conveying roller 46 recovers normal rotation.The paper P of experience double-sided recording modes is discharged to discharge portion 4 via the 5th path.
In alternative paper feed portion 23 and from described other paper feed unit 101 supply paper P, and on a side of paper P or both sides all in the situation of document image, the order of described other control module 104 based on from main body control unit 100 and drive paper feed roller 105, feed rolls 106a and described a pair of conveying roller 107.Now, main body control unit 100 drives paper feed rollers 22, feed rolls 31, and the conveying roller except described a pair of conveying roller 41 is to 42 to 47, and drives described pair of angled feed rolls 52.About remaining operation, carry out the control that is similar to above-mentioned control.
As already described above, according to the printer 1 of the first embodiment, even when being provided with when limiting the guiding surface 51a in the second path and described pair of angled feed rolls 52, paper feed portion 23, the second path and the 4th path are also arranged to along vertical direction overlapping.In other words, in the printer 1 of the first embodiment, even when being provided with detent mechanism 50, paper feed portion 23, guide member 13, guide member 16 and 17, pressing plate 5 and printhead 2 are also arranged to along vertical direction overlapping.The installation region that therefore, can suppress printer 1 becomes large.
The 4th path, paper feed portion 23 and the second path from upside according to this arranged in order.Therefore, paper feed portion 23 is disposed between the second path and the 4th path, and it is larger to make to connect the radius of curvature in Third Road footpath in the second path and the 4th path.Therefore, can become in large and suppress the obstruction of paper P in transport path at the height that suppresses printer 1.
And, as the 6th Path Connection the 5th path and the second path of paper again feeding path.Therefore, can be on two surfaces of paper P document images all.In addition, even if can also also carry out paper P along the location of main scanning direction before recording image is on the back of the body surface of paper P.
And printer 1 has guide member 21, this guide member 21 limits and from hole 1b, is connected to the access path in the second path always.Therefore, can after location, the paper P carrying from described other paper feed unit 101 be transported to posting field.
And, because printer 1 has separating mechanism 30, so can prevent from paper feed pallet 24 multiple feeding paper P.Described a pair of conveying roller 41 is arranged between separating mechanism 30 and described pair of angled feed rolls 52 along the throughput direction of paper P.Therefore, because can reduce the effect of the relatively strong conveying load that causes due to separating mechanism 30, so can prevent the defective conveying by described pair of angled feed rolls 52.
As improved embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the linear segment 221b of guide member 21 can extend to such an extent that point to downwards, simultaneously mobile more near the second path.Guide member 21 is according to the example of the access path qualifying part of this instruction.In other words, the downstream of that part that the sweep 21c of access path limits on throughput direction is disposed on the upside in the second path, and linear segment 221b is towards the second path with the form extension of straight line, and this straight line is from this downstream along inclination lower right.Even in this case, be attached to paper again the China ink of feeding path or the second path (in other words, upward guide piece 13a) be also difficult for being attached to paper P.In other words, through after the path being limited by linear segment 221b, by the paper P carrying from described other paper feed unit 101, be introduced in the second path.Now, when the front end of paper P is during through this path, this front end by pressure mode towards downside tractive.Therefore, when through the second path, compare with close upward guide piece 13a, the front end of paper P is more near upward guide piece 13b, and paper P is difficult for forming and contacting with upward guide piece 13a.Therefore, the dust in the second path is difficult for being attached to paper P.
As another modified embodiment, substitute and have separating mechanism 30 ground, as shown in FIG. 5, printer 1 can have separating mechanism 230, this separating mechanism 230 comprises feed rolls 31, friction means 32He travel mechanism 33, and this travel mechanism 33 moves described feed rolls 31 with respect to friction means 32.Travel mechanism 33 has solenoid 33a and support section 33b, and described support section 33b supports described feed rolls 31.Support section 33b is connected to the removable iron core of solenoid 33a.Utilize the control of main body control unit 100 to activate the solenoid 33a of travel mechanism 33.Therefore, travel mechanism 33 is being jammed mobile feed rolls 31 between state (the nipped state of paper P) and release conditions (paper P is released and no longer nipped state).As shown at Fig. 5 A, the state of being jammed is that feed rolls 31 and friction means 32 form the state being in contact with one another by paper P, and is the nipped state of paper P.Feed rolls 31 is disposed in the state of being jammed.Therefore, the paper P of feeding between feed rolls 31 and friction means 32 can be transported to the first path with the paper P contacting with feed rolls formation.As shown at Fig. 5 B, release conditions are feed rolls 31 and the separated state of friction means 32, and are the not nipped states of paper P.
At this cloth, deposit, supposed that paper feed roller 22 and feed rolls 31 are disposed in the state in the state of being jammed and are rotated by the feed rolls 31 that is controlled at of main body control unit 100, and multiple paper P are by from 22 multiple feedings of paper feed roller.Even in this case, with similar in the above-described embodiments, the paper P having contacted with 22 formation of paper feed roller is fed equally roller 31 and is transported to the first path.In other words, by a piece of paper in multiple paper P of multiple feedings, opened P and be transported to the first path.And by recording image on a surface or two surfaces time in conveyance of sheets P, main body control unit 100 moves to release conditions by feed rolls 31 when the front end of paper P has arrived described pair of angled feed rolls 52.In other words, main body control unit 100 discharges clamping the rearward end of paper P.Therefore,, when utilizing described pair of angled feed rolls 52 inclination feeding paper P, without any backward pull due to separating mechanism 230, be applied to paper P.Therefore, can prevent the defective conveying by described pair of angled feed rolls 52, and the feeding paper P that can effectively tilt.In being provided with the situation of this separating mechanism 230, can not be provided as for suppressing the described a pair of conveying roller 41 of a pair of intermediate calender rolls of the backward pull of separating mechanism 230.And in this modified embodiment, travel mechanism 33 moves feed rolls 31.Yet, can make a kind of like this layout, that is: make travel mechanism 33 move friction means 32 but not feed rolls 31.
Then, will with reference to figure 6, describe according to the printer 301 of the second embodiment of the recording equipment of this instruction hereinafter.According to the printer 301 of the second embodiment, are member such as paper feed portions in the above-described embodiments 23 and limit the printer that the position relationship of the guide member 31 in the second path has changed wherein.Because remaining layout is similar to the above-mentioned layout of printer 1, so identical member is indicated by identical Reference numeral, and omitted the description to this member.
Printer 301 comprises the shell 301a with rectangular shape.Described other paper feed unit 101 is installed in the lower end of printer 301.The paper transportation path of pointing to from paper feed portion 323 towards paper discharge portion 4, the paper that points to towards the upstream side of paper transportation path from the downstream of paper transportation path again feeding path and the access path that is connected to the upstream portion of paper transportation path are formed on the inner space of shell 301a.As shown in FIG. 6, paper P is transferred along black arrow mark in paper transportation path, and along white arrow mark, is transferred in paper again feeding path.
Printhead 2, conveying mechanism 303, paper feed portion 323 and main body control unit 400 are disposed in shell 301a.Conveying mechanism 303 comprises 12 guide members 311 to 322, eight pairs of conveying rollers 41 to 48, pressing plate 5, detent mechanism 50, separating mechanism 30 and paper feed rollers 22.Paper feed portion 323 comprises paper feed pallet 324, and this paper feed pallet 324 can be separated from shell 301a along sub scanning direction.Paper feed pallet 324 is the boxes with the recess 324a being open upwards, and can in recess 324a, hold multiple paper P.22 feedings of paper feed roller are stacked on the paper P in place, top in the paper P in paper feed pallet 324.Guide member 313 and 315 to 319 is similar to respectively aforementioned guide member 13 and 15 to 19.
Paper transportation path is formed by the first path, the second path, Third Road footpath, the 4th path and the 5th path.The first path is by two guide members 311 and 312 paths that limit, and the crooked or bending from paper feed portion 323, with towards the second path point.Except being disposed in the upside place of paper feed portion 323, similar with in the aforementioned embodiment of the second path.Third Road footpath is by two guide members 314 and 315 paths that limit, and crooked from the second path, with towards the 4th path point.Similar with in the aforementioned embodiment of the 4th path and the 5th path.The 4th path is in being clipped in the second path the position between paper feed portion 323 and the 4th path.
Paper again feeding path is formed by the 6th path.The 6th path is around posting field, or in other words, is between pressing plate 5 and printhead 2 and advances, and simultaneously by the path of the 5th path and the second Path Connection, and is limited by a part and the guide member 320 and 321 of guide member 312.Guide member 321 is connected to the position in about midpoint of guide member 312.In this way, the part in the part in the 6th path and the first path is co-route.
Described a pair of conveying roller 41 is disposed in about midpoint in the first path, and is between guide member 311 and guide member 312.Described conveying roller is arranged to have and identical position relationship in previous embodiment (the first embodiment) to 42 to 47.Control by main body control unit 400 drives this seven pairs of conveying rollers 41 to 47.Therefore, paper P is according to being transferred from the order in five paths, the first path to the, and is discharged to paper discharge portion 4.
Described a pair of conveying roller 48 is disposed in about midpoint in the 6th path between guide member 320 and guide member 321.Similar with in the aforementioned embodiment, under the control of main body control unit 400, described a pair of conveying roller 46 switches the throughput direction of paper P.The paper P that has been carried by described a pair of conveying roller 46 and made the rear end of paper P become front end is fed into the second path again by described a pair of conveying roller 48.Now, compare with the state during just by posting field before paper P, treat in the state turning upside down, to be transported to the second path by the paper P of feeding again.As a result, can be on two surfaces of paper P document images all.
Conveying mechanism 303 has the hole 301b in the lower surface that is formed on shell 301a.Described hole 301b is for receiving by the opening of the paper P carrying from described other paper feed unit 101.Access path is by the path of hole 301b and the second Path Connection, and is limited by a part and the guide member 312 of guide member 322, guide member 311.Guide member 322 is connected to the position in about midpoint of guide member 311.In this way, the part in a part for access path and the first path is co-route.More specifically, the part in a part for access path and the 6th path is co-route.
The linear segment 312b that guide member 312 has sweep 312a and extends along sub scanning direction.Similar with aforementioned linear segment 21b, linear segment 312b is formed has linear segment, thereby the first path is oriented to and the second path conllinear.Linear segment is disposed in the coupling part in the second path and the 6th path about the upstream side place of the throughput direction of paper P.Even in a second embodiment, with similar in previous embodiment, the first path also has the linear path with the second path conllinear.Therefore, be attached to paper again feeding path China ink or be attached to the China ink in the second path, or in other words, be attached to the China ink of upward guide piece 13a, be difficult for being attached to paper P.In other words, from the paper P of paper feed pallet 324 and 101 conveyings of described other paper feed unit, through after linear path, be introduced in the second path.Now, by through linear path, the front end of paper P is by towards downside tractive.Therefore, paper P is difficult for forming and contacting with upward guide piece 13a, and the dust in the second path is difficult for being attached to paper P.
Then, main body control unit 400 and described other control module 104 will be described below.The operation of whole printer 301 is controlled in main body control unit 400 by controlling the operation of each part of printer 301.Main body control unit 400 is for example based on controlling record operation from being connected to the record order of external equipment such as the PC supply of printer 301.Particularly, the operation such as the operation of conveyance of sheets P and the ink ejection operation of synchronizeing with the conveying of paper P is controlled in main body control unit 400.Described other control module 104 is based on control the operation of conveyance of sheets P from the order of main body control unit 400.
For example from external equipment, receiving the situation for the record order of executive logging a surface at paper P, the record order of main body control unit 400 based on received drives paper feed roller 22, feed rolls 31, conveying roller to 41 to 47 and described pair of angled feed rolls 52.From the paper P of paper feed pallet 324 feedings, from the first path, be transported to the second path, and detent mechanism 50 is carried out the location of paper P on main scanning direction.Now, main body control unit 400 drives described a pair of conveying roller 41, make the transporting velocity V1 of the paper P that carried by described a pair of conveying roller 41 faster a little than the transporting velocity V2 of the paper P being carried by described pair of angled feed rolls 52, or in other words, the relation between V1 and V2 meets V1>V2.Therefore, with similar in previous embodiment, can prevent the defective conveying by described pair of angled feed rolls 52, and the feeding paper P that can effectively tilt.As a result, the paper P that it is carried out to the location on main scanning direction can be transported to posting field.Then, in other words paper P by from the second delivery pathways to posting field, or, is transported to the region between pressing plate 5 and printhead 2 in the 4th path via Third Road footpath.When paper P under printhead 2 through out-of-date, printhead 2 is subject to main body control unit 400 and controls, and sprays ink droplets from printhead 2.Therefore, recording desired image on the front surface of paper P.Spraying black operation, such as spraying black timing, is detection signal based on from paper sensor 26.Paper sensor 26 is disposed in the upstream side place of printhead 2 on throughput direction, and detects the front end of paper P.The paper P of the image then, recording is thereon discharged to paper discharge portion 4 from the 5th path.
And, in main body control unit 400, from external equipment for example, received the situation of the record order for all record two surfaces at paper P, main body control unit 400 based on record order driving paper feed roller 22, feed rolls 31, conveying roller to 41 to 47 and described pair of angled feed rolls 52.First, with similar when one side records, form image on its front surface after, paper P is carried towards paper discharge portion 4.As shown in FIG. 6, paper sensor 27 is being arranged near the upstream side of described a pair of conveying roller 46 on the guide member 318 of the about midpoint that is in conveying.When paper sensor 27 detects the rear end of paper P, under the control of main body control unit 400, described a pair of conveying roller 46 is along inverse direction rotation, and the throughput direction of paper P is inverted.Now, main body control unit 400 drives described a pair of conveying roller 48.Therefore, the path of paper P is switched, and paper P is transferred in feeding path again along the paper shown in the white arrow mark in accompanying drawing.With similar when one side records, be transported to paper again the paper P in feeding path in the second path, experience the location on main scanning direction.Now, main body control unit 400 drives described a pair of conveying roller 48, make the transporting velocity V1 of the paper P that carried by described a pair of conveying roller 48 faster a little than the transporting velocity V2 of the paper P being carried by described pair of angled feed rolls 52, or in other words, the relation between V1 and V2 meets V1>V2.Therefore, because in this case, even be also applied to paper P without any backward pull by described a pair of conveying roller 48 when location, so the feeding paper P that can effectively tilt.And the recording surface that has again been fed into the paper P in the second path from paper again feeding path is upside down.In other words, the recording surface of the paper P when paper P is transported to the second path from paper feed pallet 324 (by the surface of document image thereon) points to downwards.Yet when paper P is when from paper, feeding path is fed into the second path again again, the recording surface of paper P is oriented to towards upper.In other words, from paper feed pallet 324, be transported to the second path paper P treat that the surface of document image is prone thereon, but from paper again feeding path, be again fed into the second path paper P the surface that has recorded image thereon towards.And when paper is during through the second path and Third Road footpath, after paper P is upside down, paper P is fed into posting field again, and image is recorded on the back of the body surface of paper P.By before recording image is on back of the body surface, when the front end of paper P is detected by paper sensor 26, described a pair of conveying roller 46 recovers normal rotation.The paper P that stands double-sided recording modes is discharged to discharge portion 4 via the 5th path.
In alternative paper feed portion 323 and from described other paper feed unit 101 supply paper P, and all in the situation of document image, the order of described other control module 104 based on from main body control unit 400 drives paper feed roller 105, feed rolls 106a and described a pair of conveying roller 107 on a side of paper P or both sides.Now, main body control unit 400 does not drive paper feed roller 22 and feed rolls 31.About remaining operation, carry out the control that is similar to aforementioned control.
As already described above, according to the printer 1 of the present embodiment, even when being provided with described pair of angled feed rolls 52 and when limiting the guiding surface 51a in the second path, it is overlapping that paper feed portion 323, the second path and the 4th path are also arranged in the vertical direction.Or in other words,, according to printer 1 in the present embodiment, even when being provided with detent mechanism 50, it is overlapping that paper feed portion 323, guide member 313, guide member 316 and 317, pressing plate 5 and printhead 2 are also arranged in the vertical direction.Therefore,, with similar in previous embodiment, the installation region that can suppress printer 1 becomes large.
The 4th path, the second path and paper feed portion 323 from upside according to this arranged in order.Therefore, can jointly share paper feed pallet 324 and paper feed pallet 102.
And, as the 6th path of paper again feeding path by the 5th path and the second Path Connection.Therefore, can be on two surfaces of paper P document images all.In addition, can also before recording image is on the back of the body surface of paper P, carry out the location of paper P on main scanning direction.
As modified embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the linear segment 412b of guide member 312 can extend to such an extent that when more near the second path movement, point to downwards.Guide member 312 is according to the example of first qualifying part of this instruction.In other words, the downstream of that part that sweep 312a limits on throughput direction is disposed on the upside in the second path, and linear segment 412b towards the second path the form with straight line extend, this straight line is from described downstream along inclination lower right.Even in this case, be attached to the paper China ink in feeding path or the second path again, or in other words, the China ink that is attached to upward guide piece 13a is also difficult for being attached to paper P.In other words, through after the path being limited by linear segment 412b, from the paper P of paper feed pallet 324 and 101 conveyings of described other paper feed unit, be introduced in the second path.Now, by through this path, the front end of paper P by pressure mode towards downside tractive.Therefore, when through the second path, compare with close upward guide piece 13a, the front end of paper P is more near upward guide piece 13b, and paper P is difficult for forming and contacting with upward guide piece 13a.Therefore, the dust in the second path is difficult for being attached to paper P.
Then, with reference to Fig. 8, conduct is described hereinafter according to the printer 401 of the 3rd embodiment of the recording equipment of this instruction.The printer 401 of the 3rd embodiment is such printers, and wherein the detent mechanism 50 in the first embodiment is set to Third Road footpath, but not is set to as in the first embodiment the second path.Except the layout in the second path and Third Road footpath, the printer 401 of the 3rd embodiment has the layout of the printer 1 that is similar to the first embodiment.Therefore, identical Reference numeral is assigned to and similar member in the first embodiment, and has omitted the description to such member.
The second path is the path being limited by guide member 113, and extends linearly along sub scanning direction.In addition, a pair of conveying roller 140 is arranged at the position of the about midpoint that is in guide member 113.Described a pair of conveying roller 140 is carried the paper P that has been transported to the second path along throughput direction.In the 3rd embodiment, described a pair of conveying roller 140 carries to right the paper P be transported to the second path in Fig. 8.
Third Road footpath is the path being limited by three guide members 114,115 and 153, and has the path part of or bending crooked towards the 4th path from the second path.Third Road footpath is such path, that is: in conveying, by the paper P from the second delivery pathways, after pointing among Fig. 8, guided paper P to be directed upwards towards in Fig. 8 to the right, and guide subsequently paper P to point in Fig. 8 left.In other words, Third Road footpath is to guide by the paper P from the second delivery pathways, the path that makes this paper P realize u turn.And Third Road footpath has along the linear linear segment 154 extending of vertical direction.Linear segment 154 is the paths that limited by guide member 153, and detent mechanism 150 is set to linear segment 154.Described detent mechanism 150 has the vertical portion 151 on the first guiding piece 153a that is formed on guide member 153, and pair of angled feed rolls 152.Guide member 153 has the first guiding piece 153a and the second guiding piece 153b, and the first guiding piece 153a and the second guiding piece 153b are arranged to be separated from each other in the horizontal direction.Third Road footpath is limited between the first guiding piece 153a and the second guiding piece 153b.The first guiding piece 153a and the second guiding piece 153b extend along vertical direction is linear.In addition, Third Road footpath is also limited by the guiding surface 151a of vertical portion 151.Detent mechanism 150 is carried the paper P that has been transported to Third Road footpath, makes one end and the guiding surface 151a adjacency of paper P on width simultaneously.Therefore, the location of paper P on width carried out.The width of paper P is main scanning direction, and described main scanning direction is perpendicular to the direction of the throughput direction E of paper P.And in this case, paper P is that one end of the more close guiding surface 151a in the two ends at width at paper P in described one end of width.
Vertical portion 151 is formed from the main scanning direction of the first guiding piece 153a and erects along vertical direction.Vertical portion 151 is extended along vertical direction is linear.Because except setting angle is different this point, the layout of guide member 153 is identical with the layout of guide member 13 in the first embodiment, so omitted its detailed description.
Described pair of angled feed rolls 152 comprises driven roller 155 and faces the positive discaling roll 156 of this driven roller 155.Described pair of angled feed rolls 152 is along the vertical direction conveyance of sheets P that makes progress.
At this cloth, deposit, when paper P is transported to detent mechanism 150(the second path by described a pair of conveying roller 42) time, and when the front end of paper arrives described pair of angled feed rolls 152, paper P is tilted that feed rolls 152 is clamped and by its conveying.Now, because paper P is carried along throughput direction when the side of paper P contacts with guiding surface 151a formation, so can carry out the location of paper P on main scanning direction.
As already described above, according to the printer 401 of the 3rd embodiment, even if be provided with described pair of angled feed rolls 152 and for limiting the situation of guiding surface 151a of the linear segment in Third Road footpath, or in other words, even in being provided with the situation of detent mechanism 150, linear segment 154 also extends along vertical direction.The installation region that therefore, can suppress printer 401 becomes large.
As the modified embodiment of the 3rd embodiment, detent mechanism can be set to the first path but not be set to Third Road footpath.In this case, the first path has along the linear linear segment extending of vertical direction, and detent mechanism will be set to this linear segment.
Then, with reference to Fig. 9, conduct is described hereinafter according to the printer 501 of the 4th embodiment of the recording equipment of this instruction.The printer 501 of the 4th embodiment is such printers, and wherein the detent mechanism in the first embodiment 50 is set to Third Road footpath but not is set to as in the first embodiment the second path.Except the layout in the second path and Third Road footpath, the printer 501 of the 4th embodiment has the layout of the printer 1 that is similar to the first embodiment.Therefore, identical Reference numeral is assigned to and similar member in the first embodiment, and has omitted the description to such member.
The second path is the path being limited by guide member 213, and extends along sub scanning direction is linear.In addition, a pair of conveying roller 240 is arranged at the position of the about midpoint that is in guide member 213.Described a pair of conveying roller 240 is carried the paper P that has been transported to the second path along throughput direction.In the 4th embodiment, described a pair of conveying roller 240 carries to right the paper P be transported to the second path in Fig. 9.
Third Road footpath is the path being limited by three guide members 214,215 and 253, and has from the second path towards the path part of the 4th path bending.Third Road footpath is such path, that is: in conveying, by the paper P from the second delivery pathways, after pointing among Fig. 9, guided paper P to be directed upwards towards in Fig. 9 to the right, and guide subsequently paper P to point in Fig. 9 left.In other words, Third Road footpath is to guide from the paper P of the second delivery pathways, makes paper P realize the path of u turn.And Third Road footpath has along the linear linear segment 254 extending of vertical direction.This linear segment 254 is the paths that limited by guide member 253, and detent mechanism 250 is arranged at linear segment 254.Detent mechanism 250 has the vertical portion 251 on the first guiding piece 253a that is formed on guide member 253, and pair of angled feed rolls 252.Guide member 253 has the first guiding piece 253a and the second guiding piece 253b, and the first guiding piece 253a and the second guiding piece 253b are arranged to be separated from each other in the horizontal direction.Third Road footpath is limited between the first guiding piece 253a and the second guiding piece 253b.The first guiding piece 253a and the second guiding piece 253b extend along vertical direction is linear.In addition, Third Road footpath is also limited by the guiding surface 251a of vertical portion 251.Detent mechanism 250 is carried the paper P that has been transported to Third Road footpath, makes one end and the guiding surface 251a adjacency of paper P on width simultaneously.Therefore, the location of paper P on width carried out.The width of paper P is main scanning direction, and is perpendicular to the direction of the throughput direction E of paper P.And in this case, paper P is that one end of the more close guiding surface 251a in the two ends on width at paper P in described one end of width.
Vertical portion 251 is formed from the main scanning direction of the first guiding piece 253a and erects along vertical direction.Vertical portion 251 is extended along vertical direction is linear.Because except setting angle is different this point, the layout of guide member 253 is identical with the layout of guide member 313 in the second embodiment, so omitted its detailed description.
Described pair of angled feed rolls 252 comprises driven roller 255 and faces the positive discaling roll 256 of this driven roller 255.Described pair of angled feed rolls 252 is along the vertical direction conveyance of sheets P that makes progress.
At this cloth, deposit, when paper P is transported to detent mechanism 250(the second path by described a pair of conveying roller 42) time, and when the front end of paper arrives described pair of angled feed rolls 252, paper P is tilted that feed rolls 252 is clamped and by its conveying.Now, because paper P is carried along throughput direction when the side of paper P contacts with guiding surface 251a formation, so can carry out the location of paper P on main scanning direction.
As already described above, according to the printer 501 of the 4th embodiment, even if be provided with described pair of angled feed rolls 252 and for limiting the situation of guiding surface 251a of the linear segment in Third Road footpath, or in other words, even in being provided with the situation of detent mechanism 250, linear segment 254 also extends along vertical direction.The installation region that therefore, can suppress printer 501 becomes large.
As the modified embodiment of the 4th embodiment, detent mechanism can be set to the first path but not be set to Third Road footpath.In this case, the first path has along the linear linear segment extending of vertical direction, and detent mechanism will be set to this linear segment.
The exemplary embodiment of this instruction has so far been described.Yet, the invention is not restricted to previous embodiment, and in the scope of patent claims, various modification are all possible.For example, in the printer 1 and 301 of embodiment, be provided with paper feeding path again.Yet, paper feeding path again can be set.In addition,, in the printer 1 and 301 of embodiment, the hole 1b and the 301b and the access path that is connected respectively to hole 1b and 301b that receive from the paper P of described other paper feed unit 101 can be set.In this case, in order effectively utilizing, to there is not this feature of access path, can the installation region of printer 1 and 301 to be done littlely.In addition, linear segment 21b, 221b, 312b can be set, and 412b.In addition, separating mechanism 30 can be set.Substitute friction means, separating mechanism can be provided with delay roller.And, as the described a pair of conveying roller 41 of intermediate calender rolls, can along throughput direction, be arranged between inclination feed rolls and separating mechanism.In addition the transporting velocity V1 of the paper P being carried by described a pair of conveying roller 41, can be slower than or equal the transporting velocity V2 by the paper P of described pair of angled feed rolls 52 conveyings.And a described part for guide member 11, a described part for guide member 12 and upward guide piece 13a can be set to paper feed pallet 24 integratedly.In addition, paper feed pallet 24 can be arranged at shell 1a, separating along main scanning direction.
In each embodiment in previous embodiment and modified embodiment, used positive discaling roll 56.Yet it can be without the rubber rollers of projection or resin roll.And, can use the pearl roller (bead roller) on its outer circumferential side surface with a plurality of projections.Above-mentioned guiding surface 51a is the vertical surface that is parallel to sub scanning direction.Yet guiding surface 51a can be along the direction perpendicular to throughput direction E with respect to described vertical surface tilt.
As required, embodiment described so far and modified embodiment can suitably combine.
This instruction can be applied to line head and serial print head the two.And, the invention is not restricted to printer, and can be applied to the equipment such as facsimile machine and duplicator.And then this instruction can also be applied to the recording equipment such as laser type, as long as it is the recording equipment of document image.It is paper P that recording medium is not limited to, and can be various recordable medias, such as OHP(overhead projector) sheet.

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1. a recording equipment, comprising:
The first accommodation section, described the first accommodation section is constructed in order to housing recording;
Conveying mechanism, described conveying mechanism is constructed to carry with the order in the first path, the second path, Third Road footpath and the 4th path the described recording medium being contained in described the first accommodation section, described the first path comprises crooked route part, described the second path is linear extends, described Third Road footpath comprises crooked route part, and described the 4th path is linear extends; With
Recording unit, described recording unit is constructed in order to document image on described recording medium,
Wherein said conveying mechanism comprises guiding surface and pair of angled feed rolls, described guiding surface is linear to be extended, and described guiding surface is constructed a side that limits described the second path and guide described recording medium, described pair of angled feed rolls is constructed in order to carry described recording medium with respect to described guiding surface, so that the more close described guiding surface of a described side of described recording medium, and
Described recording unit is along described the 4th paths arrangement, and
Described the first accommodation section, described the second path and described the 4th path in the vertical direction are overlapping.
2. recording equipment according to claim 1, wherein said the 4th path, described the first accommodation section and described the second path are arranged in order from upside.
3. recording equipment according to claim 2, also comprises:
Discharge portion, described discharge portion is constructed to make recording medium to be discharged to described discharge portion, wherein by described recording unit executive logging on described recording medium,
Wherein said conveying mechanism comprises
The 5th path qualifying part, described the 5th path qualifying part limits the 5th path that connects described the 4th path and described discharge portion,
The 6th path qualifying part, described the 6th path qualifying part limits the 6th path that connects described the 5th path and described the second path, and
A pair of feed rolls again, described a pair of feed rolls is again constructed after the rear end that is transported to the described recording medium in described the 5th path in order to the throughput direction and making at the described recording medium of reversion becomes the front end on described throughput direction, by described recording medium via described the 6th delivery pathways to described the second path.
4. recording equipment according to claim 3,
Wherein detachable unit can be separated from described recording equipment, and be disposed in the downside place of described the first accommodation section, overlapping with in the vertical direction and described the first accommodation section, described detachable unit comprises the second accommodation section that is constructed to hold described recording medium, and
Described conveying mechanism comprises reception opening and access path qualifying part, described reception opening is formed in order to receive by the described recording medium of carrying from described the second accommodation section, and described access path qualifying part limits the access path that connects described reception opening and described the second path.
5. recording equipment according to claim 4, wherein said access path qualifying part limits described access path, makes described access path have the part being oriented to described the second path conllinear.
6. recording equipment according to claim 5, the length that guiding surface extends described in the Length Ratio of the part of wherein locating collinearly with described the second path is short.
7. recording equipment according to claim 4, wherein said access path qualifying part limits described access path, described access path is had extend to obtain the part further pointed to along with more close described the second path of described access path downwards.
8. according to the recording equipment described in any one in claim 1 to 7, wherein said conveying mechanism comprises separating mechanism, and described separating mechanism is constructed in order to carry after separation is by a plurality of recording mediums from described first multiple conveyings of accommodation section.
9. recording equipment according to claim 8, wherein said conveying mechanism has a pair of conveying roller, described a pair of conveying roller has been arranged in order to carry described recording medium along throughput direction, described recording medium is clipped between described separating mechanism and described pair of angled feed rolls, wherein said recording medium is transferred along described throughput direction simultaneously.
10. recording equipment according to claim 9, wherein the transporting velocity of the described recording medium by described a pair of conveying roller is faster than the transporting velocity of the described recording medium by described pair of angled feed rolls.
11. recording equipments according to claim 8,
Wherein said separating mechanism comprises: feed rolls, and described feed rolls is constructed to rotation when contacting with described recording medium formation, to carry described recording medium along described throughput direction; Resistance applying portion, described resistance applying portion is disposed in the position towards described feed rolls, and described resistance applying portion applies resistance along the direction contrary with described throughput direction to described recording medium; And travel mechanism, described travel mechanism is constructed in order to one in being jammed between state and release conditions mobile described feed rolls and described resistance applying portion, described, be jammed in state, described recording medium is jammed, and in described release conditions, being jammed of described recording medium is released, and
Described recording equipment also comprises:
Controller, it is constructed in order to when the front end of described recording medium on described throughput direction arrived described pair of angled feed rolls, controls described travel mechanism and discharges by described feed rolls and described resistance applying portion being jammed described recording medium.
12. according to the recording equipment described in any one in claim 2 to 7, also comprises:
Shell, described shell is constructed to hold described the first accommodation section, described conveying mechanism and described recording unit,
Wherein said the first accommodation section is configured to be separated from described shell, and
Described conveying mechanism comprises: the first path qualifying part, and described the first path qualifying part limits described the first path; The second path qualifying part, described the second path qualifying part limits described the second path; With Third Road footpath qualifying part, described Third Road footpath qualifying part limits described Third Road footpath, and
At least a portion of each path qualifying part in described the first path qualifying part, described the second path qualifying part and described Third Road footpath qualifying part is wholely set on described the first accommodation section.
13. recording equipments according to claim 1, wherein said the 4th path, described the second path and described the first accommodation section are arranged in order from upside.
14. recording equipments according to claim 13, also comprise:
Discharge portion, described discharge portion is constructed to make recording medium to be discharged to described discharge portion, wherein by described recording unit executive logging on described recording medium,
Wherein said conveying mechanism comprises
The 5th path qualifying part, described the 5th path qualifying part limits the 5th path that connects described the 4th path and described discharge portion,
The 6th path qualifying part, described the 6th path qualifying part limits the 6th path that connects described the 5th path and described the second path, and
A pair of feed rolls again, described a pair of feed rolls is again constructed after the rear end that is transported to the described recording medium in described the 5th path in order to the throughput direction and making at the described recording medium of reversion becomes the front end on described throughput direction, by described recording medium via described the 6th delivery pathways to described the second path.
15. recording equipments according to claim 14,
Wherein said conveying mechanism comprises the first path qualifying part, and described the first path qualifying part limits described the first path, and
Described the first path qualifying part limits described the first path, make described the first path there is the part being oriented to described the second path conllinear, compare with the tie point at described the 6th Path Connection place with described the second path, this part is in described recording medium along the upstream side place of described throughput direction.
16. recording equipments according to claim 14,
Wherein said conveying mechanism comprises the first path qualifying part, and described the first path qualifying part limits described the first path, and
Described the first path qualifying part limits described the first path, described the first path is had extend to obtain the part further pointed to along with the tie point at more close described the second path, described the first path and described the 6th Path Connection place downwards.
17. 1 kinds of recording equipments that are constructed in order to executive logging on recording medium, comprising:
The first accommodation section, described the first accommodation section is configured to hold described medium;
Conveying mechanism, described conveying mechanism is constructed to be contained in the described recording medium in described the first accommodation section with the order delivery in the first path, the second path, Third Road footpath and the 4th path, described the first path comprises crooked route part, described the second path is linear extends, described Third Road footpath comprises crooked route part, and the linear extension in described the 4th path; With
Recording unit, described recording unit is constructed in order to document image on described recording medium,
At least one path in wherein said the first path and described Third Road footpath comprises the linear segment extending along vertical direction linearity, and
Described conveying mechanism comprises guiding surface and pair of angled feed rolls, described guiding surface is linear to be extended, and described guiding surface is constructed to limit described linear segment and guides a side of described recording medium, described pair of angled feed rolls is constructed in order to carry described recording medium with respect to described guiding surface, so that the more close described guiding surface of a described side of described recording medium, and
Described recording unit is along described the 4th paths arrangement, and
Described the first accommodation section, described the second path and described the 4th path in the vertical direction are overlapping.
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